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]]>Max weber theory of social action is based on, the cause and effect relationship. He says that, the action is not considered to be social unless it is influence by the action of others, suppose if a person don’t like to play football, but when he sees his friends enjoying playing football on picnic and he starts playing with them too. This action should be considered as social, for the reason that, his action was influenced by his friends.
Furthermore, subjective meaning and motive should be connected to any social action, it can be normative or necessity for the actor to perform such action according to the situation. For example, if a person shoot an intruder, the motive behind his shooting may be self-defense or protection of his family and property. In the example the action was considered to be social because the actor had motive behind action and the situation necessitate his action.
Talcott defined six characteristics of social action which are as follow.
• Actors who perform social action are individual or individuals.
• There is purpose or motive behind every social action.
• The motive can be achieved by actors from different type of actions.
• Actor achieve his goal by different means depends on the situation.
• The objective and means of achieving that are selected on the basis of norm, values and laws.
• Involving action actor use his personal perspective to take decisions regarding, the means to achieve his goal.
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